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Galaxy in the constellation Virgo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 5247 is a face-on unbarred spiral galaxy located some 60[3] million light years away in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[4] This is a grand design spiral galaxy that displays no indications of distortion caused by interaction with other galaxies.[5] It has two spiral arms that bifurcate after wrapping halfway around the nucleus.[6] The disk is estimated to be 4.9 ± 2.0 kly (1.5 ± 0.6 kpc) in thickness and it is inclined by roughly 28° to the line of sight.[5]
NGC 5247 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 13h 38m 03.040s[1] |
Declination | –17° 53′ 02.50″[1] |
Redshift | 0.004520[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | +1,357[3] km/s |
Distance | 60.34 Mly (18.50 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.5[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)bc[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 5′.6 × 4′.9[2] |
Other designations | |
UGCA 368,[2] PGC 48171[2] |
One supernova has been observed in NGC 5247: SN 2016C (type IIP, mag. 15.7).[7]
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